The middle ages had many tyles of tourcher such as being stretched . The middle ages also had many styles of punishment also such as beheading. the middle ages had a huge issue with theift over 70% of the crime was theft. Murder was the next leading crime in the middle ages. and the punishments were taking care of by the kings and knights.Punishments included death,fines, and public humiliation.If a man commited rape, manslaughter or robbery they would be hung. the purpose touture was tobreak the will to of the criminal. touture had been used for 2,000 years prior. and youwere caught stealing your right hand would be cut off. poverty was against the law and if you were unempkoyed you were consiserd a criminal. murder was at a higher rate than today. In the 14th there were 12 murders per 100,000 people.Also if you poisones someone you would be boiled to death.http://www.buzzle.com/articles/crime-and-punishment-in-the-middle-ages.htmlhttp://www.thefinertimes.com/Ancient-History/crime-and-punishment-in-the-middle-ages.html
